What's you guys' view on pokers/nosewarmers?

I love the look of the short stubby nosewarmer/poker pipes but have never smoked one.

What are pros and cons in your opinion?

I would think the smoke would be hotter since there is such a small distance for it to travel, but don't know if that is accurate.

Savinelli has this one for a very reasonable price (less than $80) and it looks really cool IMO.

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/n...duct_id=205061

Also there is a new poker cob designed by the Dagners that is really cool looking as well and would give the opportunity to try it for not much money.

Dagner Cob "Sitting Poker" Custom by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe - Aristocob

I love the look of them. Don't have one yet, so that is all the commentary i can make.

I have had a poker in the past and it smoked good, but it is not a favorite shape of mine. I have a Ropp Cherrywood poker that I like.

Shortest pipe I've smoked is an Italian bollo pipe (fishermans pipe). It's 3 inches and it did smoke hotter than a 6 inch pipe.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/...psgdd5igts.jpg

Gentlemen... everything in engineering is a compromise ...... :leapfrog:

It seems to me the main advantages are that it is sturdier and easier to carry out and about.
The main disadvantage would seem to be that it is rather challenging to achieve as cool a smoke.

Best wishes, Dafiddla



P.S. Oh yes... good points about being easier to clinch and easier to set it down without it falling over :thumb:

I'm a holder, rather than a clincher, so nose warmers aren't of any benefit to me. A good many pokers have the shallow, wide, bowl configuration that I like. And they're usually sitters, a plus. But the one in your link has a filter – a big negative for me.

I only have the one I made so its no pro job but I really enjoy it. Easy to clench if busy doing something and nice and light. Also smoking an aro its nice having the smell right under the nose. Plus easy to stuff in a pocket I you're out.

IMO a poker nosewarmer is the ultimate hunting/fishing pipe; fits easily in a hunting coat pocket and sits upright for when you have to set it down to take a shot or reel in a fish. I have a few shorty pipes of differing shapes and I haven't found the shortys to smoke any hotter than any other... but then I'm a very slow smoker. I generally don't clench a pipe except briefly when I need two free hands on short notice - I'd sooner just stuff it in my back pocket for a minute so having the bowl close to my face doesn't really matter much. I'm with 'PipeSmoker' though on the filter. That it has a filter would be a deal breaker for me.

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I'm a holder, rather than a clincher, so nose warmers aren't of any benefit to me. A good many pokers have the shallow, wide, bowl configuration that I like. And they're usually sitters, a plus. But the one in your link has a filter – a big negative for me.

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I agree about filters. I have a few pipes that take one. However there's never been one in them.

If you don't use a filter in a filter pipe it's harder to keep the draft clean. At least that's what I suspect. I've never owned a filter pipe, so maybe I'm all wet about that.

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Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker

If you don't use a filter in a filter pipe it's harder to keep the draft clean. At least that's what I suspect. I've never owned a filter pipe, so maybe I'm all wet about that.

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I like to just quickly pass a pipe cleaner down the stem after a smoke especially if and while the pipe is still warm and moist - should it happen to be moist anyway. You can't do that with a filter in the way. And if you smoke without the filter, you can't clean out the filter cavity without pulling out the stem. Should you want to use the filter, that's just one more thing to buy, carry around, stock up on and dispose of. No thanks. Plus, IMO filters mess with the taste of the smoke.

My opinion is based strictly on aesthetics - I like the looks of a nosewarmer. But not too small of one- don't want to look like I'm smoking the other evil weed :)

The pot shape - eeh, they just look like plumbing to me.

Re: nose warmer. This is the shortest pipe that I own (about the same length as the poker that the OP likes):

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/n...duct_id=135687

And it's the only pipe that I own that consistently sends foul-tasting pipe juice into my mouth. Coincidence? Anyway, because of that, I seldom smoke it nowadays.

I really thought that I'd like this pipe. It has the broad, shallow bowl that I prefer, and nice thick bowl walls that stay cool -- important for a holder such as myself.

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Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker

Re: nose warmer. This is the shortest pipe that I own (about the same length as the poker that the OP likes):

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/n...duct_id=135687

And it's the only pipe that I own that consistently sends foul-tasting pipe juice into my mouth. Coincidence? Anyway, because of that, I seldom smoke it nowadays.

I really thought that I'd like this pipe. It has the broad, shallow bowl that I prefer, and nice thick bowl walls that stay cool -- important for a holder such as myself.

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That's a sweet looking pipe.shame you have so much trouble with it.
I have a short Randy Wiley that @Pugsley sent me and a vest pipe that I enjoy quite a bit.I'm looking at pokers
and hope to find one that calls to me this summer,if not I'll be just as happy with the pipes I have.

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Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker

Re: nose warmer. This is the shortest pipe that I own (about the same length as the poker that the OP likes):

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/n...duct_id=135687

And it's the only pipe that I own that consistently sends foul-tasting pipe juice into my mouth. Coincidence? Anyway, because of that, I seldom smoke it nowadays.

I really thought that I'd like this pipe. It has the broad, shallow bowl that I prefer, and nice thick bowl walls that stay cool -- important for a holder such as myself.

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That really sucks to have one like that and not enjoy smoking it.
Caminetto pipes aren't cheap.

I love the look of nosewarmers, but I got rid of the only one I ever bought after the second time smoking it. I was enjoying some whiskey with my wife, smoking my stubby pot, when a relight set my moustache on fire. It took close to a year to grow it back to it's former glory.

So no more stubbies for me, I'm not licensed for them.